Debt-focused group urges focused questions

9/30/12 10:10 AM EDT

The group Public Notice, which is focused on the issue of the national debt, is out with a memo of suggested questions to the candidates at Wednesday's debate, that could force them to get more specific than either has about solutions.

Among them:

* Since 2008, the role of the federal government in the economy has grown with corporate bailouts, stimulus spending and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The result has been trillion dollar deficits each year since FY 2009 and “the worst recovery in history,” according to CBS News. Do you view trillion dollar deficits and an economy increasingly dependent on the federal government as conducive to long-¬-term growth and prosperity?

* Reducing our debt will require working with members of both parties. Name a member of the other party from the House and Senate you think you can work with on deficit reduction and why.

The first few segments of Wednesday's debate in Denver will be specific to the economy - getting both candidates to talk about exactly what they would do remains the goal, though it's not necessarily in either of their interests to do so.